on 11/27/03 4:14 AM, Feeken, Dirk at dirk.feeken@sap.com wrote:
> What about the very first titanium frame ever? Would that be an outstanding
> collectible?
>
> After rummaging in a pile of old frames he showed me two of his first titanium
> frames with one beeing the very first he has built in 1970 for test purposes
> and to train the welding.
I had always thought, perhaps incorrectly, that Pino Moroni and Cecil Behringer made the first titanium frame. It was a lugged, brazed frame (!) rather than welded. I can't recall the exact year, but I believe that it was also around 1970. Any Moroni/Behringer experts have the details?
Todd Kuzma
Heron Bicycles
Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery
LaSalle, IL
http://www.heronbicycles.com/
http://www.tullios.com/